Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 30th, the Supreme Court held that Parliament alone has the authority to recognise history and historical events through legislative action. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, JB Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In response to a request to fill the open positions in the National Commission of Scheduled Castes, the Supreme Court sent notice to the Central government on January 29, 2024. Following a request for a response from Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the Delhi High Court’s endorsement of Central Government notifications categorizing medical devices, including nebulizers, blood pressure monitoring devices, digital thermometers, and glucometers, as “drugs.” The dismissal came in response to Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 25th January 2024, Chief Justice P B Varale of the Karnataka High Court was sworn in as a Supreme Court judge by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud in a ceremony at the Supreme Court premises. This Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 22nd January 2024, the Supreme Court instructed Himachal Pradesh University to provide compensation of Rs 4 lakhs to a student, due to discrepancies in the re-evaluation process. The Bench, comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and Sudhanshu Dhulia, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The political stance of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) founders during British colonial times would not affect the university’s minority status today, the Supreme Court ruled on January 22. The hearing for the petitions regarding AMU’s minority status is Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In the recent development of the Karvy Stock Broking case, on 21st January 2024, the Supreme Court has issued orders to refrain from taking coercive actions against SEBI, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), and the National Stock Exchange Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The original complaint, brought by the State of Punjab, challenged the Union’s notification extending the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) from 15 to 50 kilometres within the state of Punjab. On January 22, the Supreme Read more
Soumya Singh In a writ petition advocating for the accessibility of public buildings to persons with disabilities, a three-Judge Bench comprising Dr. DY Chandrachud, CJ., Justices J.B. Pardiwala, and Manoj Mishra, issued a directive to the Department of Empowerment of Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ordered State Bar Councils to submit progress reports on their compliance with the rule requiring Bar Councils to compile a list of Senior Advocates for each district who are open to serving as summer Read more